Marley never ceases to amaze me and her strength and courage is something to be looked up to for sure. We have been monitoring a cyst on Marley's knee for a little over a year now and it started growing earlier in the fall. After clearing up a really bad infection in the cyst in December we ended up having surgery this past Monday to remove it. We are so very fortunate to have wonderful insurance that allowed us to have the surgery at a pediatric hospital in Austin. Marley was so strong and although we could tell she was nervous she never once voiced it. She bravely took her pre-op COVID test a few days before and was luckily negative so we headed out early, early Monday morning for Austin. The staff was AMAZING and so great explaining everything to Marley and keeping her calm. The surgery took about 45 minutes and they ended up having to clean out more than expected. She has internal and external stitches that will have to come out in about 2 weeks. As she was waking up from anesthesia Adam and I got to be with her and she tried to tell us that the doctor never came in and did the surgery and that when they were making her breath the "gas" to put her to sleep they kept asking her questions, but her "lips quit working" so she had to just give them a thumbs up! Haha! Gotta love that girl's sense of humor! Fortunately the surgery was just a day surgery and after she got moving we got to come home. She has done great and been so very brave with the pain, cleaning and rebandaging several times a day.
Man I'm so proud to be her mom!
No comments:
Post a Comment